A new arrival at Southeastern Prep, Malonga is a strong, athletic and physically impressive combo forward who brings toughness and energy to the frontcourt. He plays with a high motor and uses his strength and athleticism to make an impact around the basket. Offensively, Malonga does most of his damage from the midrange and in, where he can use his physical tools to create scoring opportunities. He turned in several impressive performances with Team Thrill this summer and should provide Southeastern Prep with another athletic, physical presence in the frontcourt during his senior season.

Malonga is a strong, athletic and physically impressive combo forward with intriguing long term upside. He plays with a high motor and is at his best attacking the rim, running the floor and finishing in transition. The senior is active on the glass and provides defensive versatility. Malonga impressed during the offseason with Team Thrill, and as his overall skill set continues to develop, his best basketball appears to be ahead of him.

Malonga is a versatile forward who had a productive July with Team Thrill and provided valuable depth with his offensive arsenal. He has an effective mid-range game and can also space the floor from three, giving him value as an inside-out scorer. Malonga is a switchable defender who can guard multiple positions and bring versatility on both ends of the floor. With his combination of offensive skill and defensive versatility, Malonga is a prospect who should be firmly on division one radars.

Malonga played a major role for one of the UAA’s top teams in Team Thrill. A strong, athletic, physically impressive combo forward, the rising junior plays with a high motor and is improving his offensive skill set and efficiency at that end of the floor. He is a prospect with plenty to upside who is trending up in the 2027 class.

A strong, athletic, physically impressive combo forward, Malonga has his best basketball ahead of him. He moves well for his size, plays with a high motor and has an intriguing offensive skill set. A prospect who is trending up, Malonga is an intriguing prospect in the 2027 class.

-Malonga’s improvements to his offensive skillset were noticeable throughout the season as a wing that continues to grow every few months. Malonga improved his handle to react quickly to defensive stunts at the ball to cut down on turnovers and gets into his jumper much more fluidly off the catch or pivot to create better finishing angles in the paint. He used his athleticism more frequently to clean up teammates’ rotational mistakes with emphatic blocked shots both around the basket and on the perimeter as a dynamic defender that has picked up his pace as the game slows down for him. While his best basketball is still ahead of him, college coaches should continue to ramp up their interest as he returns to a Team Thrill group that will look to build on their 16u championship run.

One of the higher-upside prospects across the DMV, Malonga has started coming into his own this winter with an increased workload in his new home at West Nottingham. A transfer from Mt. Zion Prep (MD) and native of France, Malonga oozes potential with an enticing blend of size, athleticism, and skill on the perimeter. He has the ball skills to create for himself and teammates along with the fluidity and explosiveness to wreak havoc filling lanes in transition. His shot has also continued coming around to help make him a more viable off-ball threat in the halfcourt. With high-level bloodlines and still relatively little in-game experience stateside, Malonga has the makings of a prospect with significant room left for growth, even as he already starts turning potential into production with increasing consistency.

Malonga is another versatile hybrid forward in this class with an intriguing long-term ceiling giving his budding skillset combined with a long, athletic frame. He’s shown progression in various areas of his game including his face-up attack from the perimeter or in the mid-range. He poses as an elite lob threat both in transition or designated half court sets. His physical makeup makes way for a defender who can slide down multiple positions while keeping his man in front, battling on the block with leverage and maintaining his presence on the glass.

-Malonga continues his steady climb in our rankings with some improved perimeter skills shown this fall. Malonga is finding opportunities to move off the ball to create easy baskets with backdoor cuts but is also creating his own shot at a much higher level outside of the paint with stepback and sidestep 3s finding their way through the bottom of the net. His upside defensively is also starting to come to fruition as he has become a more active shot-blocker both on and off the ball. If he can continue to sharpen the handle to keep up with his strides to the rim, I think he can add in a play-making dimension to his game.

Looking at the 2027 MD/DC class as a whole, you can’t name off many prospects in terms of potential and upside before getting to Malonga. At West Nottingham, he’s operating on the ball more than I’ve ever seen him and the results have been pleasing. Even in ball screen actions as the initiator this weekend, the 6-foot-6 hybrid forward delivered crisp passes to the rolling big man after manipulating the defense with his eyes. His jumper is getting off with cleaner mechanics, his burst out with his first step is quicker, and he’s becoming more confident in himself finishing through contact while airborne. The overall movement of Malonga is becoming more fluid and sure of himself. Continuing to round out his game offensively and become a defensive menace with his God given intangibles will be the ultimate measuring stick for where he ends up.